A Rejoinder to Pope's Allegations Against Islam — Page 32
;. J 0/ J 0 u~~'\ i\:ui :. :. ;J ~\ ,. ,. "The paradise lies under the feet of the mothers. " (SAHEEH MUSLIM) In the same way the holy prophet always advised the believers to give every possible respect to the wives and to take their proper care. Once he said; ~ ,,/ 't ~ J /J ,/ ~'1 ~ y?- GIJ ~'1 ~ y?- ~ y?- ,. ,. ,. "The best among you is one, who is best in taking care of his wife. " (JAMI-SAGEER) Comparing the Biblical teaching with the Islamic teaching in regards to women, is like comparing darkness with light. In respect to Islamic rights regarding women, the Christians raIse objections that Islam gives not equal rights in the laws of property inheritance. In reality Islam was the first religion, which conferred upon women the right of inheritance. The Quran makes daughters along with the sons heirs to the property left by their parents. In the same way a mother is made an heir to her son's or daughter's property, and a wife is made an heir to her husband's property, when a brother becomes an heir of his deceased brother's property, a sister is also an heir to that property. No religion before Islam had so clearly and firmly established a woman's right of inheritance and her right to possess property. In Islam a woman is the 32